‘Arena’ by Ariana Reines

I’ve swept the floor.
I’ve shaven

All the wood and leaves off the bed
Brackish semen fills the sky

And dazed bees browse my drooping
Curls

Look asshole. I know exactly who you are
I know what you’re trying to do to me

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^{Reines, Ariana. Mercury. 1st ed. Fence Books, 2011.}